摇头摆尾
yáo​tóu​bǎi​wěi

to be smug

  • created sense approved 摇头摆尾/搖頭擺尾 · yáo​tóu​bǎi​wěi · to be smug — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    摇头摆尾 / 搖頭擺尾

    yáo​tóu​bǎi​wěi

    to be smug

    (idiom) to nod one's head and wag one's tail; to look self-satisfied or smug; to behave with lightheartedness or levity

    摇头 (literal) → 摇头/搖頭 · yáo​tóu · to shake one's head 摆尾 (literal) → 摆尾/擺尾 · bǎi​wěi · to gloat

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense